Ooty is also popularly known as Udhagamandalam and it is located in South India. It is referred to be the “Queen of hill stations” and is one of the famous hill stations in South India. It is the capital of Nilgiris district which means ‘blue mountains’. The scenic beauty and the cool climatic conditions attract the tourist from all over the world. It is situated at an altitude of 2,240 mts above the sea level. Ooty was earlier the summer resort of the British however is now regarded as one of the tourist destinations in TamilNadu, South India.

Places of Interest:

Botanical Garden:
Ooty botanical garden is one of the places of interest in Ooty. This garden was formed by Mr.Mc.Ivor, it is a collection of varied flora. The annual flower show that is conducted here attracts the tourist from all over the world.

Ooty Lake:
This beautiful lake is set amidst the blue hills built by John Sullivan. The lake offers the fine boating facilities with row boats, motor boats and paddle boats on hire. The lake garden and the toy train add to the beauty of this beautiful lake.

Thread Gardens:
It is one of the main attractions in Ooty, where colourful flowers are made out of threads. The flowers and plants here are entirely woven by hand without the help of any machine. It is unbelievable that even needle is not been used in the making of these flowers and plants.

The rose garden:
It is the first rose garden in the country which is recognized as the ‘Garden of Excellence’. It is the largest rose garden in India with a variety of nearly 17000 rose plants. The 6 acres of land is located on the lower slopes of Elk Hills at Vijayanagaram Farms. It is been recognized by the world federation of rose societies.

Stone House:
It is the first bungalow which was built by John Sullivan and the tribals named it as ‘Kal Bungalow’. The word ‘Kal’ in Tamil means ‘Stone’. Today it is the residence of the principal of the government arts college.

The Museum:
This museum in Ooty is under the control of the curator of Museums. The museum has a varied collection of objects related to the nilgiri district. It exhibits timber, Kurinji flower, butterflies, wood carving, rock, etc. It also has a collection of the stone sculptures, bronze works, model of Toda hut and coins.